With Hurricane Irma barreling down on south Florida, currently a category 5 storm, the NFL has opted to postpone Sunday's 1 p.m. kickoff between the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Miami Dolphins at Hard Rock Stadium, rather than play it as scheduled.

After weighing several options between playing the game at neutral site this weekend, such as Philadelphia's Lincoln Financial Field, the league has instead opted to move the showdown between two Florida teams to Week 11 when both the Dolphins and Buccaneers share a bye week.

"The NFL announced yesterday that in the interest of public safety in light of the continuing state of emergency," the NFL said in a press release Wednesday morning. "The league, in consultation with state and local officials as well as both clubs, would not play an NFL game in South Florida this week. Our thoughts and prayers are with everyone in the impacted area."

There certainly was no perfect solution regarding this game, particularly after Florida Governor Rick Scott declared a state of emergency, but now after opting to postpone the game to a shared bye week on Sunday, Nov. 19, both the Dolphins and Buccaneers will play games in 16 consecutive weeks.

Wednesday's decision isn't the only groundbreaking weather related decision the league has faced. Following Hurricane Harvey, the NFL opted to outright cancel last week's preseason finale between the Dallas Cowboys and Houston Texans after the Houston area and state of Texas was hit with the deluge of flooding from Harvey making landfall in the Lone Star State.